Some Ukrainian refugees return home despite the dangers

Millions of Ukrainians have headed to Poland, Germany and beyond since Russia invaded, but some are starting to return even as the fighting continues

Climate disasters drive Bangladesh children from classrooms to work

A growing flood of Bangladeshi children are seeing their education end permanently as they flee climate impacts for urban slums

Haunted by sterilisations, trans Germans fight for compensation

Thousands of trans Germans like Tsepo Bollwinkel had to be sterilised in order to legally change their gender under a now-scrapped law. Now, they hope to receive compensation, and an apology

Crisis after COVID for Sri Lankan women who dress the West

Low pay, long hours, risky conditions: what is the price of the West's wardrobe? As an economic crisis stalls Sri Lanka's pandemic recovery, women garment workers are bearing the brunt

As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?

The era of cheap food may be ending as climate change, conflict and widespread poverty make food harder to grow and afford – but key policy shifts could help

Pandemic tempts U.S. technology workers away from Silicon Valley

Smaller cities aim to lure newly-remote tech workers with perks ranging from cash handouts to free babysitting

Pakistan bus network gives women a ticket to work and study

Peshawar's BRT transport system is helping women travel safely without fear of sexual harassment, opening up new opportunities for them to study and find jobs in the socially conservative city

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